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LAND REAR OF WOODBURY ROAD WALSHAM ROAD AND, Falkland Place, Chatham

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01546/PA Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

2 Sweet Chestnut, 1 x Beech and 3 x Yew (standing to rear of 31 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photographs 7 and 8) - Prune branches overhanging the rear garden, back to the rear boundary fence of 31 Walsham Road. 1 x Ash and 1 x Hornbeam (standing to rear of 45 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 9) - Prune overhanging branches by approximately 1m to clear the rear boundary fence of 45 Walsham Road. 1 x Hazel (growing against the rear boundary fence of 45 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 10) - Coppice. 1 x Yew (standing to rear of 44 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 11) - Prune overhanging branches by approximately 2m to clear the rear boundary fences. 1 x Yew (standing to rear of 46 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 12) - Prune overhanging branches by approximately 1m to clear the rear boundary fence of 46 Walsham Road. 1 x Yew (overhanging garage of 46 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 13) - Prune branches overhanging the garage of 46 Walsham Road back to the boundary fence. (cut/remove Brambles). All standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

As published by the council, reference 25/01546/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01546/PA
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
18 Sep 2025
Validated
26 Sep 2025
Decided
11 Dec 2025
Ward
Walderslade
Parish
Aylesford
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01546/TPOC Granted

    Land Rear Of Woodbury Road Walsham Road And, Falkland Place, Chatham

    2 Sweet Chestnut, 1 x Beech and 3 x Yew (standing to rear of 31 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photographs 7 and 8) - Prune branches overhanging the rear garden, back to the rear boundary fence of 31 Walsham Road. 1 x Ash and 1 x Hornbeam (standing to rear of 45 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 9) - Prune overhanging branches by approximately 1m to clear the rear boundary fence of 45 Walsham Road. 1 x Hazel (growing against the rear boundary fence of 45 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 10) - Coppice. 1 x Yew (standing to rear of 44 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 11) - Prune overhanging branches by approximately 2m to clear the rear boundary fences. 1 x Yew (standing to rear of 46 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 12) - Prune overhanging branches by approximately 1m to clear the rear boundary fence of 46 Walsham Road. 1 x Yew (overhanging garage of 46 Walsham Road and shown in applicants photograph 13) - Prune branches overhanging the garage of 46 Walsham Road back to the boundary fence. (cut/remove Brambles). All standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Decided 11 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 25/01545/TPOC Granted

    Land Rear Of Woodbury Road Walsham Road And, Falkland Place, Chatham

    4 x Sweet Chestnut (4 no. Sweet Chestnut on applicants plan and applicants photographs 3 and 4 - standing to rear of 13 Falkland Place) - Prune branches overhanging the rear garden and garage back to the rear boundary fence of 13 Falkland Place; Hazel (Hazel on applicants plan and applicants photograph 5 - standing to the rear of the garage of 13 Falkland Place) - Coppice; (Laurel (growing directly against the rear boundary fence of 3 Falkland Place - applicants photograph 1) - Cut to ground level; 2 x dead Ivy clad Sweet Chestnut (standing to the rear of 3 Falkland Place and adjacent to the public footpath - applicants photograph 2) - Fell; 2 x dead Sweet Chestnut stems (standing adjacent to the rear corner of 14 Falkland Place - applicants photograph 6) - Fell). All standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Decided 17 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 25/01545/PA Granted

    LAND REAR OF WOODBURY ROAD WALSHAM ROAD AND, Falkland Place, Chatham

    4 x Sweet Chestnut (4 no. Sweet Chestnut on applicants plan and applicants photographs 3 and 4 - standing to rear of 13 Falkland Place) - Prune branches overhanging the rear garden and garage back to the rear boundary fence of 13 Falkland Place; Hazel (Hazel on applicants plan and applicants photograph 5 - standing to the rear of the garage of 13 Falkland Place) - Coppice; (Laurel (growing directly against the rear boundary fence of 3 Falkland Place - applicants photograph 1) - Cut to ground level; 2 x dead Ivy clad Sweet Chestnut (standing to the rear of 3 Falkland Place and adjacent to the public footpath - applicants photograph 2) - Fell; 2 x dead Sweet Chestnut stems (standing adjacent to the rear corner of 14 Falkland Place - applicants photograph 6) - Fell). All standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Decided 17 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Sep 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 26 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 11 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

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  • LAND REAR OF WOODBURY ROAD WALSHAM ROAD AND, Falkland Place, Chatham

    25/01545/PA Submitted 18 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    4 x Sweet Chestnut (4 no. Sweet Chestnut on applicants plan and applicants photographs 3 and 4 - standing to rear of 13 Falkland Place) - Prune branches overhanging the rear garden and garage back to the rear boundary fence of 13 Falkland Place; Hazel (Hazel on applicants plan and applicants photograph 5 - standing to the rear of the garage of 13 Falkland Place) - Coppice; (Laurel (growing directly against the rear boundary fence of 3 Falkland Place - applicants photograph 1) - Cut to ground level; 2 x dead Ivy clad Sweet Chestnut (standing to the rear of 3 Falkland Place and adjacent to the public footpath - applicants photograph 2) - Fell; 2 x dead Sweet Chestnut stems (standing adjacent to the rear corner of 14 Falkland Place - applicants photograph 6) - Fell). All standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent

    22/02673/TPOC Submitted 5 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Group of 3 Multi stemmed Sweet chestnut stools (applicants ref. G1 - standing adjacent to 9 Falkland Place) - Coppice to leave at a height of 20 to 30cm from ground, which are growing over and rubbing roof of the property. Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 50 Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HX

    20/00201/TPOC Submitted 29 Jan 2020 50 yards away

    T1 Chestnut Tree - Crown reduce by 3 metres to clear from building whilst maintaining a balanced and well-formed crown

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent

    21/02418/TPOC Submitted 6 Sep 2021 50 yards away

    Works to side and rear of 56 Walsham Road, Sweet chestnut (T2) - crown lift to 5m over the garden, and a Hazel (G3) - reduce group of Hazel stools to the height of the fence (2.1m)

    Granted Trees 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent

    22/01582/TPOC Submitted 18 Jul 2022 50 yards away

    1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 - standing to the rear of 3 Falkland Place) - Reduce the crown by 3m in height and balance the crown accordingly, reducing on all sides by 2-2.5m. Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order

    Granted Trees 8 docs
  • Land Rear Of Woodbury Road Walsham Road And Falkland Place Chatham Kent

    20/02269/TPOC Submitted 9 Oct 2020 50 yards away

    T1 Sweet Chestnut - Twin Stem Coppice, T2 Sweet Chestnut - 7 stem coppice, T3 Hornbeam - Coppice, T4 Sweet Chestnut - Bark peel and cavity at base, T5 Beech - Reduce by 6m, T6 Sweet Chestnut - Twin stem coppice, T7 Sweet Chestnut - 7 stems coppice, T8 Sweet Chestnut - Single stem coppice, T9 Sweet Chestnut - 3 stems coppice with bark splitting at base, T10 Sweet Chestnut - Twin stem coppice, T11-T12 Sweet Chestnut - single stem coppice

    Granted Trees 9 docs

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    25 Aug 2026 Trees
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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
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    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
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    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
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    1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees